How we kick off our presentations gives our audience’s brain two options: “Hey – this could be intriguing and relevant”, OR “Nothing new here – better keep the phone near by.” So, to avoid the latter, here are two intro sentences that should be banned from all presentations:

With just a little time and effort you can increase the visual quality and impact of your business presentations. Strong slides will hold your audience’s attention longer and will convey the importance of your message or request.

Inside-Out Innovation founder Jeannie Clinkenbeard was thrilled to be interviewed earlier this month by Lori Jones for her Integrate & Ignite podcast. The topic? Innovation, of course!

By Jeannie Clinkenbeard, Founder, Inside-Out Innovation Last week at the gym, in the middle of my Turbo Kick class (A.K.A. torture class), our cheerful instructor asked us: “what number finale do you want to do?” “Number 51,” yelled an ambitious classmate with an extra loud voice that overshadowed a few of us with softer voices.

By Jeannie Clinkenbeard, Founder, Inside-Out Innovation If you live in Colorado you enjoy a climate that allows you to be outside most days — as long as you’re dressed for it. So it was for this reason that last year I bought a jacket that was extremely light, and extremely warm. Wait …light and warm? … More Spark INNOVATION with your team by asking the AND question